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West South Central States
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The West South Central States form one of the nine Census Bureau Divisions of the United States that are officially designated by the United States Census Bureau .
Four states comprise the division: Arkansas , Louisiana , Oklahoma , and Texas . The division is one of the three that together make up the broader Census Bureau Region known as the South (the other two being the South Atlantic States and the East South Central States ).
The unofficial term South Central States refers to approximately the same area.
Demographics
As of 2000, the West South Central States had a combined population of 31,444,850. This number was estimated to increase 7.21% to 33,710,634 by 2005. The West South Central region covers 426,094 square miles (1,103,580 km²) of land, and has an average population density of 73.80 people per square mile.
States in the West South Central Region
State
2005 Est.
Land Area
Density
Arkansas
2,779,154 (4th)
52,068 (3rd)
51.34 (3rd)
Louisiana
4,523,628 (2nd)
43,562 (4th)
102.59 (1st)
Oklahoma
3,547,884 (3rd)
68,667 (2nd)
50.25 (4th)
Texas
22,859,968 (1st)
261,797 (1st)
79.65 (2nd)
Largest Cities in the West South Central Region
City
2000 Pop.
1
Houston, Texas
2,144,491
2
Dallas, Texas
1,232,940
3
San Antonio, Texas
1,296,682
4
Austin, Texas
715,893
5
Fort Worth, Texas
653,320
6
El Paso, Texas
609,415
7
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
537,734
8
New Orleans, Louisiana
484,674
9
Tulsa, Oklahoma
393,050
10
Arlington, Texas
332,969
11
Corpus Christi, Texas
277,454
12
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
227,818
13
Plano, Texas
222,030
14
Garland, Texas
215,768
15
Shreveport, Louisiana
200,145
16
Lubbock, Texas
199,564
17
Irving, Texas
191,615
18
Little Rock, Arkansas
183,000
19
Laredo, Texas
176,576
20
Amarillo, Texas
173,627
21
Pasadena, Texas
141,674
22
Brownsville, Texas
139,722
23
Grand Prairie, Texas
127,427
24
Mesquite, Texas
124,523
25
Abilene, Texas
115,930
26
Beaumont, Texas
113,866
27
Waco, Texas
113,726
28
Lafayette, Louisiana
110,257
29
Carrollton, Texas
109,576
30
McAllen, Texas
109,576
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